Obviously, a Pontiac Firebird is generally going to be driven in a much different way than a Honda minivan,
I don't think their use is widespread enough yet to study.
SUVs are absolutely not a good choice for a teenager, ... The bottom line is you don't have to buy a tank to get good safety.
You can never repeal the laws of physics, and a smaller, lighter vehicle is always at a disadvantage no matter how many safety features are built into it.
They are very effective. Research around the world shows that they cut down on speeding.
When you have a teen passenger in the vehicle with a teen driver, the risk of a crash is twice as high. If you have two or more teen passengers in a vehicle the risk can be five times as high.
Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models. If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
Safety should not be a luxury that only comes standard on high-end models, ... If side airbags aren't included in a popular option package, most people won't get them.
The biggest potential from the standpoint of safety researchers is that we would be able to get much more extensive and potentially more accurate information of what happens in real crashes.
They're more likely than younger drivers to die in their crashes because of their fragility and their age. They're more likely to die in a crash a younger person would survive.
